Islamic Lifestyle

Fridays hold a special place in Islam. It’s not just another day of the weekit’s a pause, a reset, and a reminder that no matter how busy life gets, our connection with Allah should always come first. As we prepare for Jumu’ah today, it’s important to slow down and reflect. Many of us spend the week chasing goals, deadlines, money, and…

Ramadan does not suddenly arrive as a brand-new version of us. It arrives as a magnifier. Whatever rhythm your heart has been keeping, Ramadan turns up the volume. That is why so many people begin Ramadan with excitement and end it with exhaustion and regret. The month was powerful, but the preparation was weak. The fix is…

Ramadan is not only a month we observe; it is a month we model. For children, Ramadan becomes meaningful not through long explanations, but through what they see, feel, and repeatedly experience at home. The values of Ramadan patience, gratitude, self-control, compassion, and closeness to Allah are seeds planted early, often…

After repeated demands for the removal of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as INEC Chairman, due to his past, bigoted assertions showing lack of neutrality, thus making him unfit to oversee the 2027 general elections, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a faith-based civil liberty organisation, has reiterated its call for his…

Ramadan is not just a season of fasting; it is a season when the doors between the servant and Allah feel closer, lighter, almost wide open. Duʿā’ in Ramadan carries a special weight, not because the words change, but because hearts are more awake and humility is closer to the surface. Knowing when to make duʿā’ helps a believer…

Ramadan is not only a month of fasting; it is a month of training. Long before a believer steps into the sacred boundaries of Makkah or stands on the plains of ʿArafah, Ramadan begins the quiet work of preparing the soul. It shapes the inner state that makes ʿUmrah meaningful and Hajj transformative. The journey to the House of…

Ramadan arrives each year carrying mercy, forgiveness, and countless doors of goodness. It is the month when hearts soften, hands open, and charity flows more freely than at any other time. For many people, charity in Ramadan has become almost synonymous with feeding others ifṭār packs, food baskets, and communal meals. These…

As Ramadan approaches, many focus on schedules, meals, and rituals preparing to fast, pray, and give. Yet the greatest gift of this sacred month is not in the physical acts themselves. It is in what Ramadan does to the heart. The fast teaches more than hunger. It teaches restraint, awareness, and empathy. It reminds the…